Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.). Social Sharing (YouTube, Flickr, SlideShare, etc.). Social Events (e.g.,

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

But I wouldn’t have expected Digg to be a strong second, since the social news site is known for sending large spikes of visitors that quickly scan the page and then move on. It’s also important to note that while search engine visitors may be less loyal their volume is much greater, especially visitors from Google.

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Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.

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Social Networking Digg StumbleUpon Social Bookmarking 101

ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

This is possible if you have insider access to news, but if you don’t, being one of the first to blog about a story may result in links from A-list blogs and news outlets. I’ve written about content filtering and keeping up with industry news in previous post. Send out press releases.

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Marketing Blogger Forums Syndication 35

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Effectively, they’re porting their press release information to the wide open, and perhaps going a little more granular by featuring content specific to elements of iTunes. First, I’m going to say kudos to Apple for trying involve themselves in the world of social media.

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Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

This is possible if you have insider access to news, but if you don’t, being one of the first to blog about a story may result in links from A-list blogs and news outlets. I’ve written about content filtering and keeping up with industry news in previous post. Send out press releases.

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How To Marketing Blogger Forums 26

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some blogs cover software only by being voted upon by the user , for example, and your press release won’t even fly for that category. If the post does not allow commenting, send a relevant press release to the editorial team showing that you have done your research and understand what the blog is looking for.

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Blogger Press Release Marketing Instant Messaging 132

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Twitter is a combo of “sound bite&# succinct press releases as well as a fantastic research tool. Thanks for the great article and your help in my ongoing social media education! Great article. For my needs, Linkedin has been the place of opportunity and twitter has been my soc system broadcasting tool.

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MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

They’re tasked with contacting bloggers about different initiatives, sending out story ideas and “press releases&# (hopefully with a social component, since those are preferred by many bloggers). Yet I get from 2 to 10 press releases per week and several PR inquiries per month.

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. Did you know there’s a social news website catered to women called Kirtsy ? Kirtsy is a social news network; there are also forums and even Yahoo! I’ve seen press releases, non-English releases, and everything else in between.

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Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 22, 2011

The FutureOfMedia Discussion site The New Fourth Estate is Social Media The Function of News in Community Commercialization of Human Stories De-Commercialization of Human Stories Problem Journalism vs Solution Journalism Product vs Process Journalism What is a Newspaper’s Product Anyway? The New Fourth Estate is Social Media.

Communities 108

Communities Social Media Journal Diagrams 108

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit?

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

How to Write Effective Press Releases in the Age of Twitter (OPEN Forum): It’s not really just the “age of Twitter&# – it’s the “age of social.&# That said, where’s your multimedia?

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

News Search Engine Optimization Tips You Should Know (Online Marketing Blog): I think that Lee Odden is onto something with these questions and answers. It’s especially refreshing to see him take a stance against people in the public relations side who think that press releases are good social news fodder.

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Marketing Affiliate marketing Small Business SEO 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

People don’t actively return to those press release sections of a website because they’re written in corporate jargon. But most importantly, when people think about “corporate&# blogs, they expect such blogs to have no human voice. The viability of the medium really depends on humanizing the company.

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Blogosphere Blogger Comments Tips 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Don’t make me read a press release to figure out what’s special about whatever you’re trying to highlight. Danny is currently Chief Content Officer of Third Door Media which operates the Sphinn social news site and organizes the popular Search Marketing Expo conference series. …and so on.

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Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

And maybe then you submit a press release about it. Social News (Digg, Sphinn, Mixx, Reddit, Tip’d, and a whole load of related sites) Submitting only your own articles and posts to social media sites. Social news is about reciprocal relationships. Or unfollowing them as soon as they follow you.

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As an individual, perhaps a company or an entrepreneur who is looking to spread the word about a new product launch, you have the potential to keep marketing costs down by reaching out to bloggers and having them talk about your product. Or give them full download rights to your new software product without restrictions.

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